Here I put together a system with a 27" IPS monitor for $1000, this is the latest stuff out today a Skylake Intel based rig with DDR4 ram, ssd, power supply, case...there are $75 of mail in rebates off this price also.

Skylake is the newest Intel cpu and chipsets...IPS is In plane switching...its the best panel you can get in lcd...best color, best viewing angles. You will need a os and if you have a W7 license that is legal you can get W10 for free....if you need more hard drive space for data you can get a 1 tb hardrive for $50.

Get a I5 Intel cpu and 16 gigs of ram (ram is cheap right now) and a 850 Evo ssd...on the monitor side get a IPS panel monitor...a lot better on the eyes and better overall picture and colors....

I couldn't agree more with the above. Without being explicit, I would get an i5 for what she needs, I would then get an SSD, and an IPS monitor. What you choose of those should be based on cost. You do not need an 850 SSD if the 840 is on sale but I would get a 512GB so it doesn't become a bottleneck later. I didn't read all of FVB's suggestions but I would still get a discrete graphics card like a GTX 960/950. Power supply can be 400W.

I couldn't agree more with the above. Without being explicit, I would get an i5 for what she needs, I would then get an SSD, and an IPS monitor. What you choose of those should be based on cost. You do not need an 850 SSD if the 840 is on sale but I would get a 512GB so it doesn't become a bottleneck later. I didn't read all of FVB's suggestions but I would still get a discrete graphics card like a GTX 960/950. Power supply can be 400W.

I don't think they sell the 840 anymore, its hard just trying to find a 850 Evo now....I looked at Newegg and they where pretty much sold out of most sizes, Amazon had plenty...